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149 · Nov 2021
Hello Poet
Mary Anne Norton Nov 2021
I can pen away
Any time of day or night
Someone else is out there
148 · Jan 2021
Fishing
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
Ready to watch
You get ready
To fish
Is the glory
In the catch
Of the fish
Or the getting ready
148 · Dec 2021
Into The Known
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2021
Darkness fills my world
Like the murky swamp
Falling deeper and deeperl
Into the known
Lightness fills my world
Like the starlit night
Shining brighter and brighter
Into the known
Laughter fills my heart
Like the babbling brook
Bouncing smoother and smoother
Into the known
Love fills my heart
Like the universal song
Singing louder and  strong
Into the known
Hope fills my soul
Like  a heavenly beam
Shining brighter and  brighter
Into the known
148 · Jul 2020
Mom' s Rosary
Mary Anne Norton Jul 2020
Her hands for many things
Embracing her children
Patching up boo boos
Carrying shopping bags
Cooking for others
Pushing her cart
Picking out vegetables
Folding her hands
So lovingly in prayer
The rosary she held
So tight in her hands
As the beads slipped gracefully
At each Hail  Mary
And now she's in Heaven
Where she can see Mary
145 · Oct 2020
Covids children
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2020
Where are the children
There's no running or shouting
Children of the block
Its so lonely not watching children outside running and playing distance keeps them apart
143 · Jan 2021
Heart felt message
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
I tried to send
You a message
From candy.hearts
Instead they melted
In my mouth
And not your heart
Just had some candy hearts. This poem
Wasn't meant for anyone in particular.
Just sent it out there.
143 · Oct 2021
Breeze
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2021
What a day outside
A glorious breeze laughing
Dancing through the air
143 · Jun 2020
Scrabbled
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2020
Words I want to say
        Too hard to express out loud
               Replaced by
       Alphabet Tiles
143 · Nov 2021
Gone
Mary Anne Norton Nov 2021
You whittled away
My hopes my dreams and my joy
Leaving the remains
142 · Aug 2020
Money no money
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2020
We say we have no money
Did we look down at
The worn out shoes
Earth stained blood stained
Pus stained putrid smelling
Shoes of the homeless
We say we're broke with
Nothing to spare
Did we look up at
Earth stained blood stained
Pus stained putrid smellingtops of the homeless
We want our name brand pants
Did we look in the middle at
Earth stained blood stained
Pus stained putrid smelling pants of
The homeless
Perhaps the homeless
Are the rich ones
They've been through it all
Earth stained blood stained
Pus stained putrid smelling life
Traveling in worn out shoes baggy pants hole threaden tops
They felt the sun beat
Down on their backs
The moon and stars
lighting the way
And newly acquired friends
Sleeping  on benches
They are rich with the
Love they share
Next time we say
We're broke
Perhaps we can put
Some.money  in a can
Or a donated coffee
Perhaps with extra
Cream and sugar
We will always have
The poor with us
So let's open the door
Let them through
With dignity
And perhaps a dollar
Or two
Someone the other day said they don't have money yet they make two timesaving much
I saw a homess man on the street that day and wrote this
141 · Oct 2021
Rain Tell
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2021
Rain
What are you
Trying to say
As you
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Down my window
Are these tears
Of yesteryear
That have
Never
Dried out
And need to be
Released
Let them fall
Let them fall
To wash away
And bring
New Birth
141 · Dec 2021
Breathe
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2021
Breathe in and breathe out
Aware of life all around
And life from within
138 · Dec 2020
Dreams
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Dreams appear to me
Like mist lifting
From the lake
I can't see too
Far ahead
I reach out
Yet there is nothing
To grasp at
How can i.retain
What I can't see
Or touch
My feet steady
On the ground
As reality hits the floor
138 · Nov 2021
Death Anew
Mary Anne Norton Nov 2021
A New star
Fills the sky
Shining in
The distance
Bright at first
Reaching its
Destination
Watching over
Me
Reminding me
Of days
Gone by
So bright at first
But as healing
Takes place
Your light will
Dim with
All the other
Stars
Just found out a very dear friend
from the Past, has died.
138 · Jan 2021
Mornin rain
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
Sitting by the window
Collecting my thoughts
How little they
May seem
I feel something stir
Within and without
Its not the sound
Of words
Churning through
My head
But rather
The tip.toeing.of
Rain
Across the window
137 · Oct 2020
Between the lines
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2020
Read between the lines
Verticals horizontals
That can't  be expressed
The ups and downs
The all arounds
When you finish
Handle with care
137 · Dec 2020
Feelings run deep
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Sadness is all.around
From early morning news
To nightly news
Yet in some
Deep hidden corner
Happiness is shared
Where no one .broadcasts
137 · Jul 2020
Was
Mary Anne Norton Jul 2020
Was
Coke was your drink
To chase the demons
Cure the blues
Stop a reaction
Sip
      .by
.           . Sip
Gulp
          by
                 Gulp
Whatever the occasion
Now that you are gone
Let's take a sip
And bow our heads
136 · Aug 2020
Poetry of the heart
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2020
Sharing poetry
Exposes one's self
To the elements
One has to weather
The storm
135 · Nov 2020
Time to paws
Mary Anne Norton Nov 2020
Gracefully the cat
Circled around its'
Owners' legs
Purring louder
To be held
And stroked
Gently down her spine
Having been satisfied
A sip of milk
Upon sandpaper lips
Would do
A spot in the
Warm sun
Would do nicely
And a dream
Of catching a mouse
Even better
135 · Jan 2021
Bleak Thoughts
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
This dreary kind of day
Blurs my mind
With unsettling
Thoughts
Unlike a camera
I cannot focus
Or capture
What is before
Me
I shall walk away
And wait for
The light
134 · Jan 2021
Mom's Song
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
I hear my mom sing
As she makes dinner for us
How I miss her song
132 · Dec 2020
Snowfall
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
The trees are bare
Having lost her
Garment of
Colored leaves
White glistening snow
Will soon
Be here to cover
Her up
132 · Dec 2020
A poem was born
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
A poem breathed
Into me
And awakened
My senses
Visualizing colors
Of sunny morn
And moonfilled night
Animals being animals
Trees and nature
All.around
Smelling stinky feet
Warm fires from
Someone's home
Homemade bread
Fresh fallen rain
Tasting crunchy apples
Sipping herbal tea
Hearing yapping dogs
And the crackling logs
From the fireplace
Touching baby's  toes
Or sandpaper
Thouhts were overflowing
Of the wonder of
It all
Grabbed a pen
And paper
And a poem
Was born
131 · Aug 2020
Can you share your lunch
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2020
That peanutbutter sandwich
Looks so good
Oodles of nuts and crunch
Seeping out of homemade bread
A glass of cold milk
To wash it down
Celery sticks and carrots
Green as grass
Orange as the sun
A Shiny red apple
Looks like it's been polished
And ready to bite
Napkins for sticky fingers
And juicy hands
You said you would share
I didn't have to ask
You already made it
Just for me
Let's eat our sandwich together
Drinking our milk
Crunching our veggies together
Letting the juice
Drip down from our chin
Wipe off our hands
And share our time together
This is dedicated to my Mom for all
The loving care She put into making a simple sandwich out of love with carrots and celery on the side with an apple and
milk for the six of us Thank you Mom
130 · Dec 2020
Again
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Sometimes it's hard
To laugh
When others
Are crying
Harder to live
When others
Are dying
When others around
Have plenty to eat
Yet right next door
There is no meat
A house of
Friends
Day in and
Day out
Let all alone
With no one
About
Abath of bubbles
With plenty
To spare
Yet you go
***** smelly
And bare
While choosing closets
Of shoes
To wear
Your shoes are full
With no holes
To spare
A limo.just goes
Speeding by
As for you
A dumpster standing
By
You don't have
Change
A dollar would do
To  put in
Your worn pocket
And make you
Feel new
May you be loved
With each crumb
You beg
And get a new
Soap for your
Bleeding leg
If I see you again
In one more line
May I stop what
I'm doing and
Give you
Some time
129 · Jan 2021
Snowy surprise
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
Pale pinks and lavenders
In the snowy evening sky
Leaving shadows of
Brillance
On the.snow covered
Ground
129 · Dec 2020
Sometimes
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Sometimes I feel
Like a lone duck
In the lake
Surrounded by water
And no one
To share it with
Other times I feel
Like a happy duck
Surrounded by water
And friends to
Share it with
Sometimes I feel
The sun
Reaching from the sky
Patting me dry
With her rays
Other times i.feel
The rain
Falling from the sky
Dancing off my back
Sometimes I feel
The leaves falling
From the trees
Tickling my bill
And someiles I
Feel the wind
Blowing at my feathers
Making me smile
And sometimes
129 · Jun 2020
It's gonna rain
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2020
The clouds are faded purple
Moisture is in the air
But the breeze so gentle
Whispers crost my cheek
Birds are flying
Squirrels tagging
Feels like it's gonna rain
Hope it pours down buckets
To water the earth
And cleanse my soul
129 · Jan 2021
Light
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
Yesterday the lights
From Santa's reindeer
Twinkled in the
Grey morning light
Today as I pass by
The reindeer is gone
Till another year
Sometimes. I feel
Like my lights
Sparkle
And other times
They are dim
I should dispel
Any darkness
And let the
Light shine in
129 · Dec 2021
Was
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2021
Was
Was anxious to write
Tripped over my very words
There's nothing to show
129 · Oct 2021
Helpless
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2021
As you lay helpless
Upon the hardened concrete
Let me be of use
So many people without a home
Without a friend
What can I do?
128 · Oct 2020
SKY
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2020
SKY
The sky puts on
A show
Free admission
For those who
Look up
Soft clouds of tutu pink
And cottoncandy blue
And the sun
Banana yellow
With aquarium blue
Backdrop
The sight is
Astounding
Come back tomorrow
A new day full
Of surprise
128 · Dec 2021
Just thoughts
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2021
Crumbs on my napkin
Surround my thoughts and my dreams
In the trash you go
128 · Dec 2020
Shadows
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Light shadows
Dancing in the wind
Warming in the sun
Sunny figures
Dancing on the
Ground
Shadows disappearing
As the sun
Fades away
C
128 · Jan 2021
Just Breathe
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
Today some will breathe
A new breath in
And others
Anew breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in a new day
Of fresh beginnings
And possibilities
Look all around
Under rocks where
Insects hide
And up above
Where stars twinkle
In the Night
At the water
That ripples at
The breath of wind
At trees with
Open arms
And people to
Love
Even those we
Don't even know
And as we breathe
Our last
May it be filled
Only with
Blessed memories
And hopefully surrounded
By those we love
If that isn't possible
May love be
Remembered
As we prepare
For the
Journey ahead
126 · Nov 2021
Colors
Mary Anne Norton Nov 2021
Start day in color
Splashes of pinks and yellows
End in charcoal grey
126 · Sep 2020
And You
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2020
I thought you were
A contradiction
Tearing me apart
Piece by piece
From your ego
Driven heart
Nothing sustained you
Happily bruising
My soul
Leaving me unmercifully
Ready to fight back
You expected war
But I came
To bring peace
126 · Dec 2020
A Song For You
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
I don't  have the
Words I want to
Say to.you
So.I'll.put them
In a song
With the chorus
Repeating.of
Sorrow and
Pain
Happiness and
Joy
A chorus so strong
You will want
To sing
Over
      And
        ..Over
Again
125 · Aug 2021
Count
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Counting the hours
When I will see you again
For all Eternity
125 · Jan 2021
All
Mary Anne Norton Jan 2021
All
All I did was stare
When you quickly walked by me
And left me alone
125 · Sep 2020
And Words
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2020
Words are forming
From scattered sentences
Of life
Out from the nether world
And into the arena
Of life
Words on display to
Choose from
Happy words sad words
Break the heart in half words
Words to whisper
Words to shout
Words that should have
Been said
Perhaps some I've heard
Should not
Words can be put to Life
To create or destroy
Words are a powerful thing
Must be put together
Wisely
125 · Dec 2020
An Imaginary Friend
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
You were so good  to me
When no one else was
You took me for who i was
Though it wasn't much
You laughed at my
Jokes
When others just stared
And guided me
When there was no
Light to follow
Saying it would
Be okay
When you knew
It was not
Drying up tears
Picking me up
Again and again
You never let me down
But then
You never were
124 · Oct 2021
Four Seasons
Mary Anne Norton Oct 2021
Four seasons to watch
Experience the rhythm
That each one will bring
123 · Jun 2020
Mom Mike Dad
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2020
I turn around
And see you
With your warm smile .
Your love and laughter fill the air.
It cannot echo back
For you are no longer around,
But in Spirit.
Let me get a glimpse of you
While my tears trickle down
Drop by drop
Upon my aching heart.
The memories are sweet
Just not to the touch.
But  forever in my heart
You shall burn .
123 · Dec 2020
Sonrise
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
Son so full
Of warmth
Waking me early
Warming my heart
You are my constant
Behind the clouds
You peek
Checking me out
While I am checking
You out
122 · Sep 2020
Fleeing thoughts
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2020
sometimes my mind is
racing with words
I have to hurry to
find paper and pen
I can't tarry
Once the moment
Is gone it's  gone
locked in the hidden
treasures of time
This written after I forgot to title.my poems
Tried to title.this one
121 · Aug 2020
Momentarily Mad
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2020
Sometimes I get so
mad at me
I feel like a fat teddy bear
But instead of hugging
I want to pull my
Stuffing out
But then I realize
What I'm  made of
And who made me
Just one of those days where you made you and everyone else around miserable but tomorrow is a new day
121 · Aug 2020
AM/PM
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2020
It may be good.morning
To you
It may be good evening
To You
You may be getting up
You may be going to bed
What ever time
It is
May the words
That you need  
Be a breath away
And may you feel
Inner peace
Ink flows in your heart
Just let it pour
Over the landscape
Good morning
Good night
120 · Dec 2020
A cup of
Mary Anne Norton Dec 2020
My life floats before me
On A foamy cloudy cream
Where heated hands
Carress a cup
Big blobs of settling cream
Remind me of my
Should haves could haves
Would haves
As I shake the cup
Around for a new display
I see tiny droplets
Wait
Are those my tears
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